The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 2727

yeah i'm sure you're right. i read a book about 10 years ago that touched on the psychology of gambling. i thought it said something along the lines of what i said (that the heightened sting of lost gains makes gamblers more likely to keep gambling in order to "climb out of the hole"), but yeah, economics is not my field.

 

Fancy economics usually involves sacrificing live chickens and reading the entrails of baby calves slaughtered during the new moon. 

 

Those are sweet, and if I had disposable income, I'd be all over them.

Today's only find:

 

Only thing I could see would be if you had the weight of the package wrong.

There are several academic journals dedicated to gambling psychology. Interesting reads, sometimes.

http://www.springer.com/medicine/psychiatry/journal/10899

But even then, the price per weight categories are pretty relaxed.

What type of envelope/package did you use? I recently noticed that the flat rate legal envelopes are currently just labeled "Flat Rate Envelope." However, if you only paid for the regular flat rate envelope, you would be 15 cents short and the packages would be returned to you.

Everything was right in the return addy.

WHat was wrong was this: It turns out I ordered these boxes, which bring with them a new flavor of rates I was unaware of before. I guess I had just been looking at dimensions and avoiding flat rate (because what I ship is very light, not clothes but other stuff I sell to feed this thrifting thing) when ordering the boxes from USPS.com.

Just want to say that...if you might have anything or find anything sweet that is 17-17.5-ish s2s, and around 19-20 p2p, or anything bottomwise that is 28/32, holla at me.
mostly looking for sportcoats

(....and jackets, shirts, blazers, jeans, and chinos )

Hmm, not sure what the normal rates are, but box B seems to be a good value

Lol got you two confused. Either way though, the Florsheim's are still comfortable as all hell, and the Cheaney's just look like the secks. My next few trips will probably just be looking for stuff to repay you guys for helping me out rather than anything for myself as I just realized for once that I basically have everything I "need" (2-3 staple suits, six+ dress shoes, slacks, SCs, etc.) besides maybe an extra pair of navy blue slacks or something. Doubt that'll keep me out of the game for long, especially since none of you guys are my size so I'll likely end up picking things up for myself as well.

I think what you are talking about is future earnings potential loss. Practically you are out $1, but financially you are out $1,001 because you are not living up to the full economic efficiency of your asset and are accruing deadweight loss.

 

In terms of gambling, I've actually heard that a near loss (something like a fruit machine having a cherry/cherry/half-cherry-half something else) triggers the same brain nerve centers as a win. So you will get that rush of endorphins and want to keep gambling as if you're about to get lucky even though statistically you have the same odds at every turn/hand/throw.

 

Yea, I don't get much done besides working, thrifting, cleaning the thrifted clothes and going to the post office, with a nice dinner for my wife thrown in there every couple days so she dosn't give me too much flack. On another note, both of our computers are down for the moment so I'll have to wait to post pictures of this weekends adventure. Which was a blast by the way. pnutpug is a super awesome guy and it's always nice to talk to someone in real life about clothes and not just on the interwebs. Oh yea, the Mad Men suit is a vintage 60's Campus with skinny pants and eveything, and its fucking PLAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I use regional rate boxes 9/10 times now when the package is over 13 ounces CONUS (unless it happens to fall into the Medium Flat Rate Box size AND going cross country). Box A is perfect for a sport coats and 2 or more shirts.